Project applications

The programme of work must be authorised in a project licence.

Completing the form

Applicants are strongly advised to contact their local Home Office inspector before starting to complete the form. Project licence applications often contain mistakes - please read our list of common failings to avoid making the same errors.

Project licence application form

The project licence application form states the legal basis for the information we require to assess an application. It is intended to minimise unnecessary bureaucracy without compromising animal welfare. We are developing an online application process which will integrate with the new form.

Amendments - Requests for changes to a project licence must be made using the application for change application form.

Dundee

Shrewsbury

Home Office, PO Box 31, Shrewsbury SY3 7WNTelephone: 01743 241612

Swindon

Home Office, PO Box 1138, Swindon SN1 2RZ Telephone: 01793 514029

Archived websites

If you are looking for information held on the Animals Scientific Procedures website prior to 7 May 2010, you can now find it on the Animals Scientific Procedures website kept by The National Archives. Information includes: